rolls up

present tense third-person singular of roll up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rolls up More G-men arrive as the three find their way outside, and our heroes appear to be trapped until an unlikely ally rolls up in a minivan, urging them to get in. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Wherever two fluids slide past each other at different speeds, the boundary between them buckles, then curls, then rolls up into vortexes. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Each one rolls up to the same corporate parent in upstate New York. Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The tent rolls up to a size of roughly 11 x 4 in (28 x 10 cm) for packing. New Atlas, 18 July 2026 The material itself is soft, breathable, and machine washable for easy cleaning, and the pillow rolls up into a convenient carrying pouch that can be clipped onto your personal item for easy access. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 As a delivery truck backs up to the loading dock of a warehouse on a 1,000-acre apple farm in LaFayette, New York, a worker rolls up the door to the cargo area, revealing 35 three-foot-tall bags filled with 5,000 pounds of weed. Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Jason Momoa rolls up on a Harley-Davidson motorbike to a photocall for Supergirl in London on June 18. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Increasingly, luxury groups are questioning whether pure visibility is enough, and how to create longevity after the festival rolls up the red carpet. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolls up
Verb
  • Right now, the average hot day contains about 16 hot hours, but that increases to 19 hours in the medium scenario and 21 hours in the high scenario.
    Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The chance of rain increases a bit with the potential for spotty showers.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Add room and board, and the real average cost rises to roughly $16,000 — with the average student receiving close to $10,000 in grant aid to get there.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Broad Peak, which rises 8,051 meters (26,414 feet) above sea level in the Karakoram range, is the world’s 12th-highest mountain and lies near K2, the world’s second-highest peak.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This shift accelerates a broader trend of moving sovereign gold reserves back to the region from London and coincides with a 21-month buying streak that added 20 tons in July 2026 alone.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That distinction matters as the United States accelerates investment in domestic mining, refining and magnet manufacturing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Consider Mush, Music & Mutts in Shelby, North Carolina’s official (but not only) livermush festival, where for a day each year, the downtown swells to 10,000 people seeking a good time—and a little livermush.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bandmates Jakob Nowell and Zane Vandevort, or Zayno, appeared in front of the weather screen to help anchor Kirk Hawkins deliver the latest outlook on Sunday — offering heat advisories as well as updates on California’s surf swells.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These events occur when extremely hot underground water suddenly turns into steam, expands, and blasts apart the surrounding rock.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the nighttime aurora oval, which expands dramatically during geomagnetic storms, the dayside auroral oval changes much less, making displays harder to see even during active space weather.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Rolls up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolls%20up. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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